You’ll enjoy LSQ TV’s “fan-cam” footage from the New Players Theatre last night. My lovely co-presenter Cat and I had a great time. Really enjoyed talking to Frances Ruffelle, Anita Loiuse Combe and others. As you’ll see!
Here’s the You Tube description:
As it’s still closed season for premieres in the Square, the gig tonight is down near the river at The New Players Theatre where this brand new play is having its press night. Invite in hand, I saw the play then got a chance to mingle with the cast, creatives and celebs and got a view from the other side of the velvet rope. The play itself was really entertaining. Very funny and had some great twists, one liners and characters. To meet the cast and writer/director afterwards was a treat. Any Blue fan or Eastenders lover would have loved it. Check out the list below. I got my programmed signed by most everyone. BTW go see this if you can, it’s excellent.Cast in attendance:
Lee Ryan - ex Blue
Lucy Benjamin - Eastenders, winner of X Factor - Battle of the Stars
Vincenzo Pellegrino - Casualty, Holby City, Heartbeat, The Bill
Sue Devaney - Dinner Ladies, The Royal, Casualty
Ben Jones - Doctors, Spooks, Echo Beach
Emily Aston - Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Peak Practice
Scott Hinds
Christopher Manoe - Writer/Director
Celebs spotted:
Duncan James - ex Blue
Simon Webbe - ex Blue
Frances Ruffelle - Tony Award-winning actress and singer
No not live reporting as a presenter but reporting on “LIVE” a new film starring Eva Mendes.
Last night, I went along with some of my fellow presenters from Leicester Square Television to a special screening. Eva Mendes stars as an ambitious television executive in Academy Award–winning filmmaker Bill Guttentag‘s compelling satire “LIVE!”, a Lionsgate UK release, which will open at London‘s Empire, Leicester Square, on Friday 19th September.
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“Wacky, wild and so American. “Live” gives a wonderful insight into the maniacal world of US media.
Written and directed by documentary filmaker, Bill Guttentag, “Live” shows Eva Mendes at her very best. She plays the gutsy Katy Courbet who doesn’t take prisoners and her foil is Rex, an up-and-coming documentary maker.
They follow each other from pitch to meeting and back again until Katy’s idea of getting a Russian Roulette game finally gets on air.
Film buffs may consider this to be a fusion of the 1970’s hits Network and the futuristic Rollerball.
Fast and furious, it highlights human nature at it’s most bizarre and curious”.
One must be so careful not to say anything which can cause serious offence when reporting. Chris Price, a BBC sports reporter in his twenties, made a “serious error of judgement” by comparing a football teams defence with last weeks Spanish plane crash. Here’s the story in full
Should Chris be given a second chance or has he brought disrepute to the BBC?
One of the London Toastmaster Clubs is having a humourous speech workshop on September 8th and I may well attend. Presenter Jeremy Nicholas is one of the panelists.
The humour workshop is being arranged by Twickenham-based, Riverside Communicators and takes place on September 8th.
Elizabeth’s LSQ TV “fan-cam” has been out and about at London’s Fright Fest. This time it was the Premiere of Autopsy. Check out the footage:
London: 24 August 2008
Sunday night in the Square and Frightfest continues. Another film, I bought a ticket to see and as before, I got to meet the director and the writer and got their autographs. The cinema was packed, so that’s a good sign. Enjoyed the film very much. Spotted several other directors outside who were happy to chat and signed autographs too.
Stars in attendance:
Adam Gierasch - Director and Writer
Jace Anderson - Writer
Celebs spotted:
Adam Green - Director, Hatchet
Neil Marshall - Director, Doomsday
Joe Lynch - Director, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Chris Daly - Bubba’s Chili Parlor
As usual, please let me know of omissions, errors and comments. Thank you - E.
Original in AVCHD.
Copyright elizabethtoni 2008
“I Am Legend”, starring Will Smith has been one of the biggest Premieres covered by LSQ TV in it’s first year of operation. My co-presenter, Claire Bueno and I, presented for the “Fan-Cam” team:
The LSQ fan-cam was at Frightfest, London’s annual horror festival. Check this out:
London: 21 August 2008. Film4 Frightfest, London’s annual summer horror festival got underway tonight at Odeon West End, Leicester Square with the world premiere of this hoodie horror indie britflick. This premiere was an informal affair absent red carpet and security cordon around the celebs. I met the director and star and chatted with them. The usual suspects got plenty of time with them, signing and posing. Special treat for me was meeting two “Descent” directors in the same night, Neil Marshall who directed the first Descent attended and was very gracious and friendly with the fans. The second was the director of this film, James Watkins, who did Descent two. A great way to kick off a festival.Stars spotted:
James Watkins - Director
Michael Fassbender
Jack O’Connell
Celebs spotted:
Neil Marshall - Director
Daren Brown
As usual, please let me know of omissions, errors and comments. Thanks - E.
Original in AVCHD.
Copyright elizabethtoni 2008
